According to several musicians and those close to him, rapper Lil Peep has passed away at the age of 21.
rip lil peep. sending love to all of your close ones. what a tragedy. — Cole Bennett (@_ColeBennett_) November 16, 2017
I cant even believe this. We were just talking last week about working on a song together and now you’re gone. You will be missed, R.I.P. @Lilpeep 😪 pic.twitter.com/GQRJe8Vck0 — marshmello (@marshmellomusic) November 16, 2017
in the short time that i knew you, you were a great friend to me and a great person. your music changed the world and it'll never be the same. i love you bud. forever pic.twitter.com/tpbxpkf4f4 — Beerbongs & Bentleys (@PostMalone) November 16, 2017
RIP LIL PEEP — Lil pump (@lilpump) November 16, 2017
R.I.P. Lil Peep. im glad i got to meet you when we were in dc, this shit is crazy. — Brian (@richchigga) November 16, 2017
Rip Lil Peep man this xanax culture gotta stop man — Tunji (@tunjiige) November 16, 2017
Lil Peep was a 21 year old rapper from New York who performed at several major festivals including Day N Night this September in southern California & Rolling Loud Bay Area in October.
rip @Lilpeep the voice of an anxiety filled generation
one of the most original artists we had so sad 💔 — JACKAL (@jackalproducer) November 16, 2017
RIP LIL PEEP — Rolling Loud (@RollingLoud) November 16, 2017
No official statement, or cause of death has been given yet. Though Uproxx is echoing statements that the rapper died of an overdose before his show in Tucson, Arizona on Wednesday night.
An Instagram post from Tuesday night was captioned “When I die you’ll love me”
When I die You'll love me A post shared by @lilpeep on Nov 14, 2017 at 11:16pm PST
ChrisManfredijr on November 16th, 2017 at 07:37 UTC »
"When I die bury me with all my ice on"
crazyssbm on November 16th, 2017 at 07:03 UTC »
Stop glorifying drugs. Get help. This fucking sucks.
Grayskater6 on November 16th, 2017 at 06:54 UTC »
It's a shame for anyone to die this young, but hopefully people will learn from his mistakes. His entire sub genre of music glorifies the abuse of really dangerous drugs like xanax and lean. It would be nice for this to be a wake up call for some of his listeners and rap music contemporaries. Addiction and drug abuse shouldnt be taken lightly, and niether should it be glorified or made to look "cool".
edit. Yes i understand Peep suffered from serious depression, and he wasn't truly supporting casual drug use like Lil Pump and such, but he perpetuated in his music the idea that drug abuse was his only effective coping mechanism, which is a very dangerous idea to spread. His depression turned him to drug abuse, and drugs only worsened his depression. He is the victim of an environment were getting actual help was frowned upon, and turning to drugs was concidered his only option. Because of this, It's very possible for his young, impressionable audience to turn to substance abuse to cope with their problems instead of seeking help. I know multiple artists have come out saying this hard drug culture is a problem, and denying it isnt going to help people like lil peep.